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ArticleAnnals of gastroenterology2021

Upper gastrointestinal tract involvement in the management of bariatric patients in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Georgios Zacharakis, Abdulaziz Almasoud, Jamaan AlZahrani, Sameer Al-Ghamdi, Abdullah Altuwaim, Abdullah AlShehri, Abdullah Bawazir, Ahmad Alonazi, Faisal Alsamari, Mohammed Alajmi and 4 more

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Article in Annals of gastroenterology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Georgios ZacharakisEndoscopy Unit, Department of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University Hospital, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj (Georgios Zacharakis, Abdullah Altuwaim, Abdullah Bawazir, Ahmad Alonazi, Faisal Alsamari, Mohammed Alajmi).
Abdulaziz AlmasoudEndoscopy Unit, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh (Abdulaziz Almasoud).
Jamaan AlZahraniDepartment of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj (Jamaan AlZahrani, Sameer Al-Ghamdi).
Sameer Al-GhamdiDepartment of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj (Jamaan AlZahrani, Sameer Al-Ghamdi).
Abdullah AltuwaimEndoscopy Unit, Department of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University Hospital, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj (Georgios Zacharakis, Abdullah Altuwaim, Abdullah Bawazir, Ahmad Alonazi, Faisal Alsamari, Mohammed Alajmi).
Abdullah AlShehriFamily Medicine, Military Hospital, Al Kharj (Abdullah AlShehri).
Abdullah BawazirEndoscopy Unit, Department of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University Hospital, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj (Georgios Zacharakis, Abdullah Altuwaim, Abdullah Bawazir, Ahmad Alonazi, Faisal Alsamari, Mohammed Alajmi).
Ahmad AlonaziEndoscopy Unit, Department of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University Hospital, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj (Georgios Zacharakis, Abdullah Altuwaim, Abdullah Bawazir, Ahmad Alonazi, Faisal Alsamari, Mohammed Alajmi).
Faisal AlsamariEndoscopy Unit, Department of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University Hospital, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj (Georgios Zacharakis, Abdullah Altuwaim, Abdullah Bawazir, Ahmad Alonazi, Faisal Alsamari, Mohammed Alajmi).
Mohammed AlajmiEndoscopy Unit, Department of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University Hospital, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj (Georgios Zacharakis, Abdullah Altuwaim, Abdullah Bawazir, Ahmad Alonazi, Faisal Alsamari, Mohammed Alajmi).
Ahmed LotfyBariatric Clinic, King Salman Specialist Hospital, Hail (Ahmed Lotfy, Alexandros Kyritsis, Ioannis Terzis).
Alexandros KyritsisBariatric Clinic, King Salman Specialist Hospital, Hail (Ahmed Lotfy, Alexandros Kyritsis, Ioannis Terzis).
Pavlos NikolaidisCollege of Computer and Information Sciences, Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh (Pavlos Nikolaidis), Saudi Arabia.
Ioannis TerzisBariatric Clinic, King Salman Specialist Hospital, Hail (Ahmed Lotfy, Alexandros Kyritsis, Ioannis Terzis).
Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital · SA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPreoperative esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) may affect the management of bariatric patients although this is not consistent universally. The present prospective study evaluated the effect of preoperative EGD findings in obese Saudi patients, including upper digestive symptoms (UDS) and comorbidities, on their planned surgery.

methodsFrom January 2018 to May 2019, we conducted a 4-center retrospective observational study to evaluate the endoscopic findings among Saudi patients aged 18-65 years with a body mass index (BMI) >40 kg/m

results717 patients underwent EGDs, and 432 underwent bariatric surgery. The mean BMI was 44.3±6.3 kg/m

conclusionsOur findings confirmed that obesity carries a profound health burden with a significant impact on health expenditures. Routine preoperative EGD in the obese Saudi population appears to be mandatory to identify factors that may change, delay, or postpone the bariatric procedure.

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Bariatric surgerydelayed or postponed surgeryendoscopic findingsHelicobacter pylorimorbid obesity

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